Deutsche Bank headquarters in Frankfurt where German prosecutors and police conducted a search in an investigation over suspected money laundering offences

Deutsche Bank headquarters in Frankfurt where German prosecutors and police conducted a search in an investigation over suspected money laundering offences

German prosecutors and police on Wednesday searched Deutsche Bank's headquarters in Frankfurt and its office in Berlin in an investigation over suspected money laundering offences, officials said.

According to the Sueddeutsche Zeitung daily, the probe is connected to suspected offences in the bank's dealings with companies linked to Russian billionaire businessman Roman Abramovich.

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